From the field: A PhD student visits the PLF project in Tanzania

Welcome to a special edition of our GFSI blog, as we are excited to feature another guest author, Onan Martinez, a graduate student from the UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department. Onan recently had the opportunity to work on one of our projects in …

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Three opposition candidates killed in Tanzania local election

Tanzanian opposition party, Chadema, says three of its members were killed in incidents linked to local elections, accusing the authorities of rigging. The party in a post via its verified X handle on Wednesday, said the police beat one of its candidates, …

Tanzania to keep agreement with Adani for container terminal, official says

In May, Tanzania entered into a 30-year concession agreement with Adani Ports, a unit of Adani Group, to operate a container terminal in its Dar es Salaam port, known as Container Terminal 2. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Tanzania plans to honour its …

Rescue ends in Tanzania building collapse as death toll rises to 29

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Rescue operations at a building that collapsed in Tanzania’s commercial capital have ended after 10 days as the number of dead rose to 29, the government spokesperson said Tuesday. The owner of the building in Dar Es Salaam’s …

Tanzania set to host inaugural power slap competition

Dar es Salaam. For the first time, Tanzania is set to host a Power Slap competition, an event that promises to introduce a unique and thrilling sport to the country at Masaki’s Pulse Gymnasium in Dar es Salaam. The event has been scheduled to be held on …

Adani's $95 million port contract in Tanzania remains intact amid bribery controversy

According to Reuters, a senior official from the country’s ports authority confirmed that Tanzania would continue with the projects involving a unit of the Adani conglomerate, even after U.S. authorities indicted billionaire chairman, Gautam Adani on …

Tanzania to keep container terminal agreement with Adani

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania plans to honour its contracts with an Adani Group unit despite a US indictment of its billionaire chair Gautam Adani on accusations of bribery and fraud, a senior official at the ports authority said. Adani was indicted for fraud …

Tanzania's ruling party faces tough test in local polls amid concerns of intimidation

Polls opened on Wednesday for voting in Tanzania local elections widely seen as a litmus test for parliamentary and presidential elections due next year. About 31 million Tanzanians are eligible to cast ballots for more than 80,000 street and village …

Opposition figures killed as Tanzania holds local election, one by prison officers

Police surround a group of young voter after a fight over alleged fake electoral ballots during the Tanzanian local election at the Kibirizi Primary School polling station in Kigoma, on 27 November 2024. (Ericky BONIPHACE / AFP) Two opposition Chadema …